Comment by collypops
14 years ago
Reading back through some of the author's other posts, I see a common theme:
Author picks out a software developer whom he considers is Doing It Wrong (TM), and tells them they're Doing It Wrong (TM).
The author seems to think that the world would be a better place without Node.JS, evented IO and server-side JavaScript, and rather than putting together a concise (or coherent) argument about the pros/cons, he decides to go after Ryan Dahl himself. I'm tired of the number of S and F-bomb dropping, rockstar programmer mentality-wielding morons who clog up the innovation space, and have nothing to contribute but FUD and nay-saying.
We're developers. We create. We find itches and scratch them. Node.JS is the result of Dahl scratching his itch, and a lot of us see merit in the project. Some very smart people (I'm tipping my cap to the people at Joyent, here) are actively addressing Node's rougher edges, so we'll see constant improvement. It's still relatively young (especially compared to the holy UNIX), and so what if it doesn't solve all of your problems; there's room for everyone to play in the web server scene, even JavaScript.
Grow up. Are you ten years old? You are offended because you choose to be offended, the f-bombs and s-words as you say are just words.
If you ever read Ted Dziuba's blog entries you would know his style. Also I thought it was a rather concise and toughtful piece with metrics to back it up unlike most arguments FOR using node.JS. Everyone is still free to go about their business, but it is refreshing to see people who actually understand the BS and filter through the cruft.